January 30, 2024
TCI 2023 ARRIVAL FIGURES SOLIDIFY ITS STATUS AS A PREFERRED LUXURY DESTINATION
The Turks and Caicos Islands continue to demonstrate it is a preferred luxury lifestyle destination for 2023, welcoming more than 1.5 million air arrivals and cruise visitors. Air arrivals increased in 2023 to 662,707 visitors, representing a 21.62%…
January 30, 2024
Border Force Opens New office in North Caicos
A new, fit-for-purpose building to house the Ministry of Immigrations’ Border Force and customer service unit, was on Thursday (January 25) unveiled in Bottle Creek, North Caicos. Declaring the new location open, Minister of Immigration and Border…
January 29, 2024
House of Assembly passed two Gaming ‘Amendment’ Bills
A new methodology for calculating gaming machine taxes will be introduced in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The government will be moving away from tax collection based on the drop box recovery method and a new cabinet-approved Adjusted Gross…
January 29, 2024
Police speaks on Grand Turk Incident
Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are currently investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old male in Grand Turk and the wounding of three females. At 11:29 pm last evening (January 26th), the Police Control Room…
January 29, 2024
PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON INTEGRITY COMMISSION
In December 2023, HE Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam and the Chairperson of the Integrity Commission, Honourable Justice Tanya Lobban Jackson, announced an independent Effectiveness Review of the Turks and Caicos Islands Integrity Commission. The purpose…
January 29, 2024
TCI Police provides update on Operation Shepherd
Operation Shepherd – a joint police, border force and regiment operation undertaken during the holiday season – has reported impressive numbers, and the government has decided to extend the operation. The agreement to extend was made by the…
January 29, 2024
Ministry of Health and Human Services issues a public health advisory
The Ministry of Health and Human Services is issuing a public health advisory regarding the increase in acute diarrheal illness reported in our neighboring countries. The rise in cases is of concern, as we have close travel and trade relationships…
January 27, 2024
NUTRITION GUIDELINES DEVELOPED FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRES
The Ministry of Education is pleased to announce the release of its comprehensive nutrition guidelines tailored specifically for early childhood centers. These guidelines aim to promote healthy eating habits and provide essential nutritional support…
January 23, 2024
The Sands Turks and Caicos celebrates 25 years
In a momentous gathering on Monday evening, January 15th, The Sands at Grace Bay hosted 300 plus distinguished guests for a gala celebration commemorating its 25th Anniversary in operation. The event paid tribute to the unwavering dedication of the…
January 23, 2024
Sun Country Airline returns to Turks & Caicos
The runways of Turks & Caicos are becoming increasingly busy, on Saturday, January 20th, the Turks and Caicos Islands saw the return of Sun Country Airlines with its seasonal route from Minneapolis and Delta's inaugural flight from Minneapolis.…